diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index baace729..fd0a244f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. See [standard-version](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/standard-version) for commit guidelines.
 
+## [1.13.0](https://github.com/salesforcecli/plugin-release-management/compare/v1.12.1...v1.13.0) (2021-06-21)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add npm:package:promote command ([#191](https://github.com/salesforcecli/plugin-release-management/issues/191)) ([344891d](https://github.com/salesforcecli/plugin-release-management/commit/344891dec209e8942ece8a3ac73d5c92b78a21bd))
+
 ### [1.12.1](https://github.com/salesforcecli/plugin-release-management/compare/v1.12.0...v1.12.1) (2021-06-17)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 303409bb..92419c68 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ sfdx plugins
 * [`sfdx dependabot:consolidate -m major|minor|patch -b <string> -t <string> [--ignore <array>] [-d] [--no-pr] [-r <string> -o <string>] [--json] [--loglevel trace|debug|info|warn|error|fatal|TRACE|DEBUG|INFO|WARN|ERROR|FATAL]`](#sfdx-dependabotconsolidate--m-majorminorpatch--b-string--t-string---ignore-array--d---no-pr--r-string--o-string---json---loglevel-tracedebuginfowarnerrorfataltracedebuginfowarnerrorfatal)
 * [`sfdx npm:dependencies:pin [-d] [-t <string>] [--json] [--loglevel trace|debug|info|warn|error|fatal|TRACE|DEBUG|INFO|WARN|ERROR|FATAL]`](#sfdx-npmdependenciespin--d--t-string---json---loglevel-tracedebuginfowarnerrorfataltracedebuginfowarnerrorfatal)
 * [`sfdx npm:lerna:release [-d] [-s <array>] [-t <string>] [-a <string>] [--install] [--githubrelease] [--json] [--loglevel trace|debug|info|warn|error|fatal|TRACE|DEBUG|INFO|WARN|ERROR|FATAL]`](#sfdx-npmlernarelease--d--s-array--t-string--a-string---install---githubrelease---json---loglevel-tracedebuginfowarnerrorfataltracedebuginfowarnerrorfatal)
+* [`sfdx npm:package:promote -c <string> [-d] [-t <string>] [--json] [--loglevel trace|debug|info|warn|error|fatal|TRACE|DEBUG|INFO|WARN|ERROR|FATAL]`](#sfdx-npmpackagepromote--c-string--d--t-string---json---loglevel-tracedebuginfowarnerrorfataltracedebuginfowarnerrorfatal)
 * [`sfdx npm:package:release [-d] [-s] [-t <string>] [-a <string>] [--install] [--prerelease <string>] [--json] [--loglevel trace|debug|info|warn|error|fatal|TRACE|DEBUG|INFO|WARN|ERROR|FATAL]`](#sfdx-npmpackagerelease--d--s--t-string--a-string---install---prerelease-string---json---loglevel-tracedebuginfowarnerrorfataltracedebuginfowarnerrorfatal)
 * [`sfdx npm:release:validate [--verbose] [--json] [--loglevel trace|debug|info|warn|error|fatal|TRACE|DEBUG|INFO|WARN|ERROR|FATAL]`](#sfdx-npmreleasevalidate---verbose---json---loglevel-tracedebuginfowarnerrorfataltracedebuginfowarnerrorfatal)
 * [`sfdx `](#sfdx-)
@@ -133,7 +134,7 @@ EXAMPLE
   sfdx circleci -t plugin
 ```
 
-_See code: [src/commands/circleci/index.ts](https://github.com/salesforcecli/plugin-release-management/blob/v1.12.0/src/commands/circleci/index.ts)_
+_See code: [src/commands/circleci/index.ts](https://github.com/salesforcecli/plugin-release-management/blob/v1.12.1/src/commands/circleci/index.ts)_
 
 ## `sfdx circleci:envvar:update -e <string> [-s <string>] [--dryrun] [--json] [--loglevel trace|debug|info|warn|error|fatal|TRACE|DEBUG|INFO|WARN|ERROR|FATAL]`
 
@@ -170,7 +171,7 @@ EXAMPLES
   sfdx circleci -t plugin | sfdx circleci:envvar:update -e 'MY_ENV_VAR' -e 'MY_OTHER_ENV_VAR'
 ```
 
-_See code: [src/commands/circleci/envvar/update.ts](https://github.com/salesforcecli/plugin-release-management/blob/v1.12.0/src/commands/circleci/envvar/update.ts)_
+_See code: [src/commands/circleci/envvar/update.ts](https://github.com/salesforcecli/plugin-release-management/blob/v1.12.1/src/commands/circleci/envvar/update.ts)_
 
 ## `sfdx cli:versions:inspect -c <string> -l <string> [-d <string>] [-s] [--json] [--loglevel trace|debug|info|warn|error|fatal|TRACE|DEBUG|INFO|WARN|ERROR|FATAL]`
 
@@ -215,7 +216,7 @@ EXAMPLES
   sfdx cli:versions:inspect -l npm -c latest -d chalk -s
 ```
 
-_See code: [src/commands/cli/versions/inspect.ts](https://github.com/salesforcecli/plugin-release-management/blob/v1.12.0/src/commands/cli/versions/inspect.ts)_
+_See code: [src/commands/cli/versions/inspect.ts](https://github.com/salesforcecli/plugin-release-management/blob/v1.12.1/src/commands/cli/versions/inspect.ts)_
 
 ## `sfdx dependabot:automerge -m major|minor|patch [-r <string> -o <string>] [-d] [--json] [--loglevel trace|debug|info|warn|error|fatal|TRACE|DEBUG|INFO|WARN|ERROR|FATAL]`
 
@@ -254,7 +255,7 @@ EXAMPLES
   sfdx dependabot:automerge --max-version-bump major
 ```
 
-_See code: [src/commands/dependabot/automerge.ts](https://github.com/salesforcecli/plugin-release-management/blob/v1.12.0/src/commands/dependabot/automerge.ts)_
+_See code: [src/commands/dependabot/automerge.ts](https://github.com/salesforcecli/plugin-release-management/blob/v1.12.1/src/commands/dependabot/automerge.ts)_
 
 ## `sfdx dependabot:consolidate -m major|minor|patch -b <string> -t <string> [--ignore <array>] [-d] [--no-pr] [-r <string> -o <string>] [--json] [--loglevel trace|debug|info|warn|error|fatal|TRACE|DEBUG|INFO|WARN|ERROR|FATAL]`
 
@@ -305,7 +306,7 @@ EXAMPLES
   sfdx dependabot:consolidate --max-version-bump major
 ```
 
-_See code: [src/commands/dependabot/consolidate.ts](https://github.com/salesforcecli/plugin-release-management/blob/v1.12.0/src/commands/dependabot/consolidate.ts)_
+_See code: [src/commands/dependabot/consolidate.ts](https://github.com/salesforcecli/plugin-release-management/blob/v1.12.1/src/commands/dependabot/consolidate.ts)_
 
 ## `sfdx npm:dependencies:pin [-d] [-t <string>] [--json] [--loglevel trace|debug|info|warn|error|fatal|TRACE|DEBUG|INFO|WARN|ERROR|FATAL]`
 
@@ -330,7 +331,7 @@ OPTIONS
                                                                                     this command invocation
 ```
 
-_See code: [src/commands/npm/dependencies/pin.ts](https://github.com/salesforcecli/plugin-release-management/blob/v1.12.0/src/commands/npm/dependencies/pin.ts)_
+_See code: [src/commands/npm/dependencies/pin.ts](https://github.com/salesforcecli/plugin-release-management/blob/v1.12.1/src/commands/npm/dependencies/pin.ts)_
 
 ## `sfdx npm:lerna:release [-d] [-s <array>] [-t <string>] [-a <string>] [--install] [--githubrelease] [--json] [--loglevel trace|debug|info|warn|error|fatal|TRACE|DEBUG|INFO|WARN|ERROR|FATAL]`
 
@@ -365,7 +366,36 @@ OPTIONS
                                                                                     this command invocation
 ```
 
-_See code: [src/commands/npm/lerna/release.ts](https://github.com/salesforcecli/plugin-release-management/blob/v1.12.0/src/commands/npm/lerna/release.ts)_
+_See code: [src/commands/npm/lerna/release.ts](https://github.com/salesforcecli/plugin-release-management/blob/v1.12.1/src/commands/npm/lerna/release.ts)_
+
+## `sfdx npm:package:promote -c <string> [-d] [-t <string>] [--json] [--loglevel trace|debug|info|warn|error|fatal|TRACE|DEBUG|INFO|WARN|ERROR|FATAL]`
+
+promote an npm package
+
+```
+USAGE
+  $ sfdx npm:package:promote -c <string> [-d] [-t <string>] [--json] [--loglevel 
+  trace|debug|info|warn|error|fatal|TRACE|DEBUG|INFO|WARN|ERROR|FATAL]
+
+OPTIONS
+  -c, --candidate=candidate                                                         (required) the npm tag that you want
+                                                                                    to promote
+
+  -d, --dryrun                                                                      If true, only show what would happen
+
+  -t, --target=target                                                               [default: latest] the npm tag that
+                                                                                    you are promoting to
+
+  --json                                                                            format output as json
+
+  --loglevel=(trace|debug|info|warn|error|fatal|TRACE|DEBUG|INFO|WARN|ERROR|FATAL)  [default: warn] logging level for
+                                                                                    this command invocation
+
+EXAMPLE
+  sfdx npm:package:promote --candidate latest-rc --target latest
+```
+
+_See code: [src/commands/npm/package/promote.ts](https://github.com/salesforcecli/plugin-release-management/blob/v1.12.1/src/commands/npm/package/promote.ts)_
 
 ## `sfdx npm:package:release [-d] [-s] [-t <string>] [-a <string>] [--install] [--prerelease <string>] [--json] [--loglevel trace|debug|info|warn|error|fatal|TRACE|DEBUG|INFO|WARN|ERROR|FATAL]`
 
@@ -403,7 +433,7 @@ OPTIONS
                                                                                     is not manually set
 ```
 
-_See code: [src/commands/npm/package/release.ts](https://github.com/salesforcecli/plugin-release-management/blob/v1.12.0/src/commands/npm/package/release.ts)_
+_See code: [src/commands/npm/package/release.ts](https://github.com/salesforcecli/plugin-release-management/blob/v1.12.1/src/commands/npm/package/release.ts)_
 
 ## `sfdx npm:release:validate [--verbose] [--json] [--loglevel trace|debug|info|warn|error|fatal|TRACE|DEBUG|INFO|WARN|ERROR|FATAL]`
 
@@ -424,7 +454,7 @@ OPTIONS
                                                                                     (only works with --json flag)
 ```
 
-_See code: [src/commands/npm/release/validate.ts](https://github.com/salesforcecli/plugin-release-management/blob/v1.12.0/src/commands/npm/release/validate.ts)_
+_See code: [src/commands/npm/release/validate.ts](https://github.com/salesforcecli/plugin-release-management/blob/v1.12.1/src/commands/npm/release/validate.ts)_
 
 ## `sfdx `
 
@@ -469,7 +499,7 @@ EXAMPLES
   sfdx repositories --json | jq -r '.result[] | select(.name=="sfdx-core") | .packages[] | .url
 ```
 
-_See code: [src/commands/repositories/index.ts](https://github.com/salesforcecli/plugin-release-management/blob/v1.12.0/src/commands/repositories/index.ts)_
+_See code: [src/commands/repositories/index.ts](https://github.com/salesforcecli/plugin-release-management/blob/v1.12.1/src/commands/repositories/index.ts)_
 
 ## `sfdx trust:sign -s <string> -p <string> -k <string> [-t <string> | --tarpath <string>] [--json] [--loglevel trace|debug|info|warn|error|fatal|TRACE|DEBUG|INFO|WARN|ERROR|FATAL]`
 
@@ -504,7 +534,7 @@ OPTIONS
       specify the package tgz path to sign instead of generating one from the target package
 ```
 
-_See code: [src/commands/trust/sign.ts](https://github.com/salesforcecli/plugin-release-management/blob/v1.12.0/src/commands/trust/sign.ts)_
+_See code: [src/commands/trust/sign.ts](https://github.com/salesforcecli/plugin-release-management/blob/v1.12.1/src/commands/trust/sign.ts)_
 
 ## `sfdx trust:upload -f <string> -b <string> [-k <string>] [--json] [--loglevel trace|debug|info|warn|error|fatal|TRACE|DEBUG|INFO|WARN|ERROR|FATAL]`
 
@@ -529,7 +559,7 @@ OPTIONS
                                                                                     this command invocation
 ```
 
-_See code: [src/commands/trust/upload.ts](https://github.com/salesforcecli/plugin-release-management/blob/v1.12.0/src/commands/trust/upload.ts)_
+_See code: [src/commands/trust/upload.ts](https://github.com/salesforcecli/plugin-release-management/blob/v1.12.1/src/commands/trust/upload.ts)_
 
 ## `sfdx typescript:update [-v <string>] [-t <string>] [--json] [--loglevel trace|debug|info|warn|error|fatal|TRACE|DEBUG|INFO|WARN|ERROR|FATAL]`
 
@@ -556,5 +586,5 @@ OPTIONS
                                                                                     this command invocation
 ```
 
-_See code: [src/commands/typescript/update.ts](https://github.com/salesforcecli/plugin-release-management/blob/v1.12.0/src/commands/typescript/update.ts)_
+_See code: [src/commands/typescript/update.ts](https://github.com/salesforcecli/plugin-release-management/blob/v1.12.1/src/commands/typescript/update.ts)_
 <!-- commandsstop -->
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7224cc20..22c24376 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@salesforce/plugin-release-management",
   "description": "A plugin for preparing and publishing npm packages",
-  "version": "1.12.1",
+  "version": "1.13.0",
   "author": "Salesforce",
   "bugs": "https://github.com/forcedotcom/cli/issues",
   "bin": {